Tom Michael
Former KRTS/KXWT News Director
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The Rock House Fire remains the largest grassland fire in Texas history. On Saturday, April 9, 2011, it began its rampage across Far West Texas, affecting…
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Texas astronomers announced another discovery this week. A team at the University of Texas at Austin witnessed the impact of an exploding star on a…
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This public radio network in West Texas and WCAI in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is separated by 2,300 miles. One radio station lies next to an ocean, the…
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UPDATE: Tuesday, March 22: Brewster County Commissioners passed vote to revise the employee handbook to ban “political, religious, commercial or personal”…
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Today is a state holiday. 180 years ago, Texas adopted its Declaration of Independence. We spoke with Lonn Taylor, the host of our history program,…
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Super Tuesday is upon us and Texans go to the polls to nominate a presidential candidate to represent their parties in the Fall elections. Donald Trump,…
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The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis announced Wednesday the discovery of a new planet. It’s located in the Hyadesstar cluster. The planet is K2-25B.…
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 UPDATE: Friday, Charles Morrow, was convicted by a Brewster County jury for the 2014 murder of Trey Sands. This is in addition to an…
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The Big Bend area of West Texas is known for its enormous, sparsely populated counties. This can be a problem for county services — whether you're an ordinary citizen or a Supreme Court justice.
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The Big Bend region of West Texas is known for its enormous ranches and large, sparsely populated counties. And this can be a problem when people need…